The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1887-02-17

NhtcA a4ys ghaa the one a Iieulsnant- Governor
ahaIl not become vac1nt until the term of the
present incumbent expires, but then II prescribes
the duties Of The next Senate and they viii be
obliged 70 select one Of thear own number TO
preside ovsr them In views OF these facts It
appears to ms that Il h wei euongh to begin 70
look around for Pre1ident al The Senate, and In
looking over the HIT OF Senators our eye falls
upoa the name or one well qualified, deserving,
and amply able 20 perform the duties of the po-
sition. One who has had legislative experience,
and whose legal ability Is beyond question. We
allude to Hon. B. B. Black well, Senator from
this District, and we take the liberty of putting
his name in nomination. We would like to hear
from our exchanges on this important question.
On Friday night oil last week some person
sat the town calaboose on fire. The fire was dis
covered about o'clock and extinguished before
doing much damage. Randall Farnell, an in-
dustrious cOl0red man living few mikes north
of town, lost two vaable horses week before last,
from what was considered . strange disease
Last week he lost several head of hogs and
flock of geese who died with similar symptoms
He then came to the conclusion that some mali
cious enemy was administering poison to his
stock and had Perry Davis neghboring colored
man, arrested for the crime. Justice Blackburn,
before whom the case was tried, deemed the evil
dence sufficient, and held him in $500 bail.
-ManticelIo Cdnststution Mrs. Sarah Nc
Giants has received from the Temperance
Mutual Relief Association, the sum of two thous-
and dollars, the amount OF the policy due on
the life of her late husband, DR.. A. G. McCants.
Mr.. r Turnbull has returned from Wash
ington, where he stood an excellent examlna-
ton as to his qualifications, and was appointed
a United States Mail Inspector. He will soon
be commissioned and enter upon the discharge
of his official duties Mr. Turnbull was very
much pleased with his trip and visit to the ma
tional capital. ...On last Thursday evening
frghtful tragedy occurred in our neighboring
county of Madison, whereby MFR. Thos NJ. Bras
well was seriously shot and may die. About
one year ago Mr.. Braswell, hard-working, in
dustrious and prosperous farmer, living few
miles south of Aucilla, who had, few months
previously, lost his wife by death, sought TO
marry the widow of Zeke Bradford, who had
homestead for herself and two daughters, and
was getting along very well. Rumor AYERS that
the widow did not take kindly to the marriage
proposal, but finally consented on the condition
that Mr. Braswell would never interfere with her
property and pay over to her before marriage
certain sum of money. This was satisfactory,
and it Ii said on the occasion of the marriage
the venerable bridegroom handed over to the
bride the sum of five hundred dollars. The
marriage ceremony was thereupon consummated.
and everything progressed satisfactorily for
short time; but disagreement and dissens!on
arose and continued until the wife finally deter
mined IT was best for them to separate. With
her daughters she returned to her Madison home
stead. Whether any intercourse thereafter ex
listed between the husband and wife we are not
advised; but it appears that on Thursday last
Mr.. Braswell put in appearance at the home of
his wife, and he there affirmed that he would,
or did actually attempt to remove corn raised on
the place of his wife; she of course protested,
words ensued, and the lady's daughter seized a
gun, charged with birdshot and fred at her step
father. This did no damage but Mr.. Norris
buckshot and handed it to the indignant wife,
who blazed away and Braswell received the full
charge in his side, infcting very serious wound,
which may prove fatal The mother and daugh
ter have been placed under arrest, Norris has es-
capped, to await the result of Braswelrs wounds,
and the latter was removed to his home in this
county, and is under the skilful treatment, rem
dered by Drs. Palmer and Turner He is pretty
well advanced in years, and this may prove a
bar to his recovery